The S&S thoughts: Sincere and Silly. From the beaches of the Hawaiian shores to the Inland Empire of the Southern California landscape, to the high arches of St. Louis to the cultural history of Memphis, to where I call home now, this is my story, thoughts and hopes.

WoW TONO Thoughts

DEFINED ME ...

Some might say that I am off-the-wall, but I am right-on-the-shelf in the library under unique, Made-in-Hawaii, TONO.--July 2004

GOD'S WISDOM ...

I define true wisdom when God is magnified and glorified through His character. I am privileged to play a role with believers and stories where God and His Son is exalted! For God, be the praise and honor!--August 15, 2009

This turns out to be the #1 personal story of 2009, the pictures and the experience. It was a little more than a full week of FUN with my Sunshine. It might have been cloudy on certain days. But she was there to shine the light on the journey.

We thought we'd share the beauty of the Smoky Mountains. It was our third trip there. We circled the Mountains, and drove through part of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
I will work on the story ... the TONO thoughts later in the week ... in between work!

August 24, 2014

An earthquake in Northern California began my Sunday with a post on Facebook from my sister living in the area. This is one of the informative things about Facebook or Twitter.

Illustration of people reports of the earthquake this morning provided by Shelby Grad of the Los Angeles Times

I am thankful after my sister says that she felt an earthquake, she was able to reply that she was A-Ok. This is one of the quick benefits of social media. Use it to reach out to those who matter to you the most!

Today, I watched on disc two of The Blacklist. On it, the Executive Producers commented on how they filmed the 1st two-parter in the series. After two discs of the series, I am glad that they offered so many of these commentaries. It gave commentaries on the Pilot and the episode entitled, Anslo Garrick. The commentaries gave me more of the reasons and depth of the story that the creators wanted for the series. It shows that complexity of one’s character and personality that there is no clear good –vs- bad theme that seems so simplistic in our childhood days.

In one of the special features, and something to look forward to next month, one of the creative staff said that Season 2 one of the storylines will answer this question: What happened to Red's family?

Ten days ago, I mentioned the Global Leadership Summit. Because of the nationwide summit, I ran across this book by Bill Hybels entitled, “Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs.” It includes 76 short chapters to use as leadership principles, divided into four categories.

Category 1

Vision & Strategy

Category 2

Teamwork & Communication

Category 3

Activity & Assessment

Category 4

Personal Integrity

In one of the first five chapters, as I start reading the book, Hybels writes: “the crispest articulation of vision is that it’s a `picture of the future that produces passion in people.’”

I will give more personal details and comments about what I discover in the posts. So many leaders need to sharpen the saw to be more effective in their important roles.

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An earthquake in Northern California began my Sunday with a post on Facebook from my sister living in the area. This is one of the informative things about Facebook or Twitter.

Illustration of people reports of the earthquake this morning provided by Shelby Grad of the Los Angeles Times

I am thankful after my sister says that she felt an earthquake, she was able to reply that she was A-Ok. This is one of the quick benefits of social media. Use it to reach out to those who matter to you the most!

Today, I watched on disc two of The Blacklist. On it, the Executive Producers commented on how they filmed the 1st two-parter in the series. After two discs of the series, I am glad that they offered so many of these commentaries. It gave commentaries on the Pilot and the episode entitled, Anslo Garrick. The commentaries gave me more of the reasons and depth of the story that the creators wanted for the series. It shows that complexity of one’s character and personality that there is no clear good –vs- bad theme that seems so simplistic in our childhood days.

In one of the special features, and something to look forward to next month, one of the creative staff said that Season 2 one of the storylines will answer this question: What happened to Red's family?

Ten days ago, I mentioned the Global Leadership Summit. Because of the nationwide summit, I ran across this book by Bill Hybels entitled, “Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs.” It includes 76 short chapters to use as leadership principles, divided into four categories.

Category 1

Vision & Strategy

Category 2

Teamwork & Communication

Category 3

Activity & Assessment

Category 4

Personal Integrity

In one of the first five chapters, as I start reading the book, Hybels writes: “the crispest articulation of vision is that it’s a `picture of the future that produces passion in people.’”

I will give more personal details and comments about what I discover in the posts. So many leaders need to sharpen the saw to be more effective in their important roles.